1、英语阅读理解 ( 人物故事 ) 专项习题及答案解析及解析一、高中英语阅读理解人物故事类1阅读理解When I was 12 years old, I already knew that my teen years were going to be the worst years of my life. I was a total outsider, bullied ( 欺凌 ) at school. I felt completely alone in my small town.But by starting to do volunteer work when I was 14, I tur
2、ned my problem into a passion for helping others. The opportunity to practice kindness made me feel like my life had a greater purpose. The more positive energy I shared, the more kindness and appreciation I received. I realized that my purpose in life would be to reach out to people, specifically t
3、eenagers, and help them feel less alone.Books were my true friends back then. I was so thankful that the authors wrote those books. The kindness they offered me with their books saved my life. One of my biggest dreams was to become an author so I could write books that would help other teenagers the
4、 way those books helped me.After surviving terrible experiences at school and at home, I made a choice to take the optimistic, positive road in the next steps of my journey. My dream career, one I thought was only possible for the authors I loved, is what I am doing now. I have been a full-time auth
5、or of teen novels since 2007 and am grateful for this amazing opportunity to reach out to readers every single day.Kindness saved me when I needed help the most. Even small acts of kindness can change someones life. You never know what someone else is going through. But by practicing daily kindness,
6、 you become an architect of positive change.（ 1） What was the authors life like when he was 12?A.Boring.B.Peaceful.C.Unhappy.D.Meaningful.（ 2） How did the volunteer work benefit the author?（ 3） Why did the author choose writing as his job?A.He was inspired by his teacher.B.He could pass positive ene
7、rgy to readers.C.He wanted to share his school experiences.D.He found he had a talent for writing.（4） What does the author suggest readers do in thelast paragraph?A.Say no to bullies bravely.B.Make positive changes in their lives.C.Treat others with kindness in daily life.D.Learn to care more about
8、others feelings.【答案】 （ 1） C（ 2） B（ 3） B（ 4） C【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者讲述了自己参加志愿活动的经历，告诉人们：一次小善举也可能改变一个人的一生。（ 1）考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“ When I was 12 years old, I already knew that my teenyears were going to be the worst years of my life. 可知，十二岁时，” “我 ”就意识到青少年时期是“我 ”一生中最糟糕的阶段；以及 “I was a total outsider, bullied a
9、t school ， “我 ”觉”得自己是局外人，说明此时的生活是不如意的。故选C。（ 2）考查推理判断。根据第二段中的 “ But by starting to do volunteer work when I was 14, I turned my problem into a passion for helping others. The opportunity to practice kindness in the face of so much anger made me feel like my life had a greater purpose. 可知，但是在我 14 岁”的时
10、候开始做志愿者工作，我把我的问题变成了帮助别人的热情。面对如此多的愤怒，我有机会实践仁慈，这让我觉得我的生活有一个更大的目标。因此推断参加志愿活动给“我 ”提供了表达善意的机会，让“我 ”感觉到生活有更大的意义。故选B。（ 3）考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“ The kindnessthey offered me with thei r books savedmy life. One of my biggest dreams was to become an author so I could write books that wouldhelp other teenagers the way
11、 those books helped me. 可知，书中作”者的善意拯救了 “我 ”的生活， “我 ”最大的梦想就是成为一名作家，可以写书去帮助其他的青少年，把善意传递给他们。故选 B。（ 4）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的“ Evensmall acts of kindness can change someoneslife. You never know what someone else is going through. But by practicing daily kindness, you 可知，作者在”提醒我们注意善意的力量，一次小善举 become an architect
12、 of positive change.也可能改变一个人的一生，平时以善意待人，会让人们成为积极改变的缔造者。故选【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。C。2阅读理解Half a DayI walked alongside my father, holding his right hand. All my clothes were new: the black shoes, the green school uniform, and the red cap. They did not mak
13、e me happy, however, as this was the day I was to be thrown into school for the first time.Why school? I asked my father. What have I done?Im not punishing you, he said, laughing. Schools not a punishment. Its a place that makes useful men out of boys. Dont you want to be useful like your brothers?I
14、 was not convinced. I did not believe there was really any good to be had in tearing me away from my home and throwing me into the huge, high-walled building.When we arrived at the gate we could see the courtyard, vast and full of boys and girls. Go inby you, said my father, and join them. Put a smi
15、le on your face and be a good example to others.I hesitated and squeezed his hand firmly, but he gently pushed me from him. Be a man, he said. Today you truly begin life. You will find me waiting for you when its time to leave.I took a few steps. Then the faces of the boys and girls came into view.
16、I did not know a single one of them, and none of them knew me. I felt I was a stranger who had lost his way. But then some boys began to glance at me in curiosity, and one of them came over and asked, Who brought you?My father, I whispered.My fathers dead, he said simply.I did not know what to say.
17、The gate was now closed. Some of the children burst into tears. The bell rang. A lady came along and said, This is your new home. There are mothers and fathers here, too. Everything that is enjoyable and beneficial is here. So dry your tears and face life joyfully.Well, it seemed that my misgivings
18、had had no basis. From the first moments I made many friends. I had never imagined school would have this rich variety of experiences.（1） On the way to school, the boy felt.A. happyB. embarrassedC. upset（2） About schooling, Father suggested.A. wearing a smileB. tearing himself away from gamesC. wait
19、ing for parentsD. throwing himself to studyingD. excited（ 3）helped him most on the first day at school.A. Teachers and classmates B. Courtyards and buildings C. Father and brother D. New uniforms and shoes（ 4） What would probably happen next?A. The school life would turn out to be a failure.B. Boys
20、in the school would watch him curiously.C. He would open up a new journey of colorful life.D. His parents would accompany him at the school.【答案】 （ 1） C（ 2） A（ 3） A（ 4） C【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者第一天去学校的时候并不开心，但是等他到了学校之后，他结交了很多朋友，开始了新的生活。（ 1）考查推理判断。根据第一段中的 “ They did not make me happy, however, as this was
21、 the day I was to be thrown into sc hool for the first time. 可知穿新衣”服并没有让作者开心，因为他要第一次被扔进学校了；再根据第四段中的“I did not believe there was really any good to behad in tearing me away from my home and throwing me into the huge, high-walled building.可”知作者不相信将他从家中撕裂并被扔进这座巨大的高墙建筑（也就是学校）中真的有什么好处。综合可知作者认为去学校不好，去学校的路
22、上是不开心的，沮丧的，故选C。（ 2）考 理解。根据第五段中的Go in by you, said my father, and join them. Put asmile on your face and be a good example to others. 可知作者的父 他 ： 去吧，加入他 的行列。面 微笑，成 他人的好榜 。 也就是作者的父 他面 微笑，故 A。（ 3）考 推理判断。根据倒数第二段中的“ Alady came along and said, This is yournewhome. and face life joyfully. ；以及最后一”段中的 Well, i
23、t seemed that my misgivings had had no basis. From the first moments I made many friends. 可知老 来 “作者他 了一番 ，作者听了 番 之后 得之前自己的 是毫无根据的，打消了 。他一开始就交到了很多朋友。 明老 帮助作者在学校的第一天 得很好，他的同学也和他成 了朋友。故 A。（ 4）考 推理判断。根据最后一段中的 ” From the first moments I made many friends. I had never imagined school would have this rich
24、variety of experiences. 可知从一开始我就 交“了很多朋友。我从未想象 学校会有如此丰富的 。由此推断之后作者会在学校开始新的生活，会有丰富的 ，故 C。【点 】本 考点涉及 理解和推理判断两个 型的考 ，是一篇故事 ，考生需要准确掌握 信息，并根据上下文 行 推理，从而 出正确答案。3 理解Make way, good people, make way, in the Kings name! cried he. Open a text; and, I promise you, Mistress Prynne shall be set where man, woman,
25、and child, may have a fair sight of her brave clothing, from this time till an hour past noon. A blessing on the moral Colony of the Massachusetts, where immorality is dragged out into the sunshine! Come along, Madam Hester,and show your scarlet （ 色的；罪孽深重的）letter in the market-place!A lane was at on
26、ce opened through the crowd. Led by the beadle （ 吏）， and attended by an irregular procession of serious-looking men and unkind-looking women, Hester Prynne setforth towards the place appointed for her punishment. A crowd of eager and curious schoolboys, understanding little of the matter in hand, ex
27、cept that it gave them a half-holiday, ran before her progress, turning their heads continually to stare into her face, and at the winking baby in her arms, and at the shameful letter on her breast.It was no great distance, in those days, from the prison-door to the market-place. Measured bythe pris
28、oners experience, however, it might be considered to be a rather long journey; for, though her manner was proud, she perhaps underwent an extreme pain from every footstep of those who thronged to see her, as if her heart had been thrown into the street for them all to step upon. In our nature, howev
29、er, there is a condition that the sufferer should never know theintensity of what he endures by its present suffering, but chiefly by the pain that rankles（使痛心） after it. With almost a calm manner, therefore, Hester Prynne passed through this portion of her suffering, and came to a sort of scaffold
30、（刑台）， at the western end of the market-place. It stood nearly beneath the eaves of Bostons earliest church, and appeared to be a fixture there.（ 1） What can we know about the schoolboys?A. They knew a little of the matter.B. They were full of curiosity and eagerness.C. They were happy for having a o
31、ne-day holiday.D. They like Hester Prynne and her baby very much.（ 2） What does the underlined word thronged in paragraph 3 mean?A. Gathered.B. Happened.C. Pretended.D. Regretted.（ 3） What can we know from paragraph 3?（ 4） What would probably happen to Hester Prynne according to the text?A. She woul
32、d be set free.B. She would give a public speech.C. She would put on a performance.D. She would receive serious punishment.【答案】 （ 1） B（2） A（3） D（4） D【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇 叙文，摘自名著 字，描述了HesterPrynne被当做异教徒押赴刑 的情 片段。（ 1）考 理解。根据第二段中的“ A crowd of eager and curious schoolboys, ran beforeher progress, turning their
33、 heads continually to .可”知，人 充 了好奇并且急不可待。故选 B。（ 2）考 猜 。根据最后一段中的“ though hermannerwas proud,she perhapsunderwent an extreme pain from every footstep of those who thronged to see her, as if her hearthad been thrown into the street for them all to step upon.描述了她在众目睽睽之下的 内心感受，每 出一步都感受到一 巨痛，似乎她的心 抛在街上，任凭
34、他”人吐唾沫和 踏。因此可知此 ，人群在大街上聚集，故 A。（ 3）考 推理判断。根据第三段中的“ Inour nature, however, there is a condition that thesufferer should never know the intensity of what he endures by its present suffering, but chieflyby the pain that rankles ( 使痛心 )after it. 可知，”人 痛苦的感知往往后知后 ，故 D。（ 4）考 推理判断。根据最后一段中的“ therefore,Hester
35、Prynnepassedthroughthisportion of her suffering, and came to a sort of scaffold（刑台），at the western end ofthe market-place ”因此，海 特 白 度 了 一段痛苦，来到市 西端的一个刑台前，可推知 D。【点 】本 考点涉及 理解， 猜 和推理判断三个 型的考 ，是一篇故事 ，考生需要准确捕捉 信息，同 根据上下文的 关系， 行分析，推理，从而 出正确答案。4 理解It can be a real struggle trying to learn a new language.
36、I had always enjoyed learning languages in school, but only recently did I start learning German. I found that I could understand and learnindividual words easily, but when it came to literature, I really struggled. That was when my tutor at university suggested reading some childrens books printed
37、in the target language.At first, I felt a bit silly going on a hunt for a book designed for someone half my age, lout then I realised that everyone has to start somewhere. As children, we are given these basic texts to familiarise our brains with certain vocabulary and writing structures, and from t
38、here, we can learn and develop. I started with books which are taught to us as children in the UK. I managed to find Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens and James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl.The beauty of reading books that were introduced to you as a child is that you are already familiar with th
39、e plot. As a result, you can work out some of the definitions of words with your prior knowledge of the story. At first, I used to read with the book in one hand and a dictionary inthe other, but this method did not work well for me. The method I would recommend is to read achapter of your chosen ch
40、ildrens book and at the end of that chapter, highlight the words you donot know and then look up the definitions. If you can wait a bit before you use a dictionary, youmay be surprised what you can get merely from the context of the sentence in the story.Additionally, a lot of childrens books have p
41、ictures which may give you a clue as to what or towhom the passage is referring.（ 1） Why was the author advised to read childrens books?（ 2） What can kids get from childrens books according to the passage?A. Vocabulary and listening skills.B. Learning methods.C. Words and structures.D. Designing ski
42、lls.（ 3） What causes the author feel surprised while reading childrens books?（ 4） What can be the best title of the passage?A. Reading Childrens Books B. The Way of Learning Languages C. The Method of Using Dictionary D. My Good Reading Habits 【答案】 （ 1） A（2） C（3） D（4） A【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者在学德语，因为看不懂
43、文学作品，开始看德语儿童书籍，得到了意外的惊喜。（ 1）考查细节理解。根据第一段中的 “I found that I could understand and learn individual words easily, but when it came to literature, I really struggled. That was when my tutor atuniversity suggested re ading some childrens books printed in the target language.可知作者只”能理解单个的字词，理解不了文学作品，所以她的导师
44、建议她看一些用目标语言写的儿童书。故选A。（ 2）考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“ Aschildren,weare given these basic texts tofamiliarise our brains with certain vocabulary and writing structures可知儿童在看儿童书时”可以熟知其中的词汇和写作结构，故选C。（ 3）考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的“ If you can wait a bit before you use a dictionary, youmay be surprised what you can get merely f
45、rom the context of the sentence in the story.可知作”者认为如果先不急着用字典，你会为你从语境里得到的东西而惊讶。字典是用于查词的，这里作者想表达的就是先不用字典，从语境可以猜出词义，选D。（ 4）考查主旨大意。全文作者讲述了她读儿童书的经历以及读儿童书的好处，故选【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解，推理判断和主旨大意三个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在捕捉细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析，推理，概括和归纳，从而选出正确答案。A。5阅读理解When I was a very little child, I remember watching TV and seeing other children suffer in other parts of the world. I would talk to myself, when I grow up, when I can become rich, Ill save kids all over the world.At the age of 17
